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Passed the Washington Monument
Across the National Mall
To the gate of the White House
Our mobile billboard spent two days driving around the nation’s capitol as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed U.S. Congress and met with President Barack Obama. We wanted to make sure our message was seen - Millions of people rely on affordable medicines made in India. Prime Minister Modi, stand strong against U.S. pressure to change your policies. Don’t Shut Down the Pharmacy of the Developing World!
“Our commitment is to medical ethics, to treat people on the basis of their needs regardless of whether they are on one side of a conflict or another, or on no side at all. This is how we bring medical care to the people who need it most, to people stuck in war zones who suffer the worst consequences of a conflict. This is what our colleagues gave their lives doing.”
In less than two months, the petition has gained the support of people across the globe, representing a groundswell of public support for the principle that #evenwarhasrules The United States has yet to respond to MSF’s request for an IHFFC investigation. We took the petition to the White House: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/msf-delivers-petition-calling-investigation-kunduz-hospital-attack